Senate roll call 40 · 75th Congress · Jun 28, 1937
To amend H.R. 6958, a bill making appropriations for department of interior, by reducing the appropriation for the development and further expansion of vocation
On Jun 28, 1937, the Senate voted 26–39 (HR 6958). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–37, Republicans 4–4, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.
During the 75th Congress (1937–1938), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jun 28, 1937
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 37 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- George William Norris I-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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